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 EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL 
 
 SYSTEMS 
 
 TABLES, QUOTATIONS, AND FACTS] 
 
 FROM ADVANCE SHEETS OF "A STUDY OF 
 
 EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS" 
 
 BY 
 
 HARLAN UPDEGEAFF nyf^ 
 
 OF THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION 
 
 WITH SPECIAL APPLICATION TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 
 SYSTEM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
 
 1912 
 
 PRESENTED BY MR. GALLINGER 
 March 15, 1912.— Ordered to be printed 
 
 TVASHINGTON 
 1912 
 
V 
 
 
 5 m n. 
 
TABLES, QUOTATIONS, AND FACTS FROM A "STUDY OF EXPENSES 
 OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS."^ 
 
 By Harlan Updegrafp, Bureau of Education, 1912. 
 
 ''There are two fundamental questions in a comparative study of 
 the school expenses of cities aside from those of the relations of 
 total school expenses to population and to other city expenses: 
 First, are the expenses distributed as in other cities ? Second, how 
 do the unit costs for the various kinds of expenses compare ? The 
 tables in this group furnish the material for the consideration of the 
 first question. 
 
 RATIO OF EXPENSES FOR THE VARIOUS ITEMS TO TOTAL SCHOOL 
 
 EXPENSES. 
 
 ''Certain limitations upon the value of the conclusions based upon 
 these percentage tables must not be overlooked. While they pro- 
 vide the most convenient method for comparing all kinds of expenses 
 within a single city and the best means for comparing the distribution 
 of expenses of different cities, they do not take into account the 
 differences in the scale or standard of expense upon which cities 
 conduct their systems. A city of low-expense standard and a city 
 of high-expense standard are upon the same plane. Furthermore, 
 while they do reveal every instance of disproportion or departure 
 from mean percentages, it does not follow that such disproportions 
 are improper, for in fact many of them can be justified. All that an 
 instance of disproportion demands is that those in charge shall be 
 able to make such justification. This can frequently be done by 
 reference to the average-cost tables. For example, a high per- 
 centage of expenses for salaries of teachers in high schools may be 
 
 1 The monograph from which all the tables, diagrams, and quotations contained herein are taken will 
 soon be issued by the Bureau of Education as Bulletin No. 5, of the 1912 series. The tables and diagrams 
 retain their original numbers. The quotations are indicated by quotation marks, and the pages of the 
 bulletin from which they are taken are indicated at the close of each quotation. 
 
 The study includes 103 cities of 30,000 population or over, 13 of which, including Washington, are of 
 Group I— cities of 300,000 population or over. New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Cincin- 
 nati are omitted for the reason that proper data were not available. Only G9 cities are included in the 
 average cost per pupil computations; of these, 10 are in Group I. All data are for 1909. 
 
4 TABLES, ETC., FEOM EXPENSES OF OITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 
 
 justified partially or wholly if the average cost per pupil for that 
 instruction does not vary far from the average. 
 
 * * * * * * * 
 
 ''From all this follows the general jDrinciple that all percentage 
 tables showing the distribution of expenses must be checked by 
 reference to the average-cost tables and relative data. 
 
 ******* 
 
 The standard of comparison. — If all cities had exactly the same 
 conditions surrounding the conduct of public schools and if all cities 
 chose to meet these conditions in just the same way, the distribution 
 of expenses would be practically the same in all. But as conditions 
 are not the same and as school administration varies more or less, 
 what limit should be set up for determining whether a city is in 
 accord with or is an exception to the prevailing practice ? The 
 answer to this question is that the city which lies in the middle of 
 the list of percentages arranged in order of amount may be taken as 
 best representing the group, and that all expense accounts can be 
 fairly called regular or proportionate if they fall in the middle 50 per 
 cent of the list of percentages. Such is the standard used in this 
 study. It may be found desirable, however, in applying this standard 
 to some cities to include some percentages that are on the margin. 
 This is due partially to the simplicity of the methods used in deter- 
 mining the middle 50 per cent. 
 
 Comparison of distribution of expenses in one city with distribution 
 of expenses in other cities of the same group. — The more accurate 
 method consists in computing the differences between the percentages 
 of the various classes of expenses for the city and the corresponding 
 medians and arranging the excesses and deficiencies in separate lists. 
 As those items that vary most from the medians are of greatest 
 importance, and as variation from the median to the extent of the 
 limits of the middle 50 per cent may be regarded as normal, the 
 computation of differences in cases wherein the city's percentage is 
 within the limits of the middle 50 per cent may be for all practical 
 purposes neglected.^ The following table presents the result of such 
 a computation for the city of Washington : 
 
 1 It has come to be generally accepted that the way in which to give the clearest and at the same time 
 the most accurate measure of a series of numbers is to state the median of the series and the limits of the 
 middle 50 per cent. In time past the arithmetical mean or average has been used for this purpose, and it 
 still has its value. Nevertheless its disadvantages, especially that of the undue weight exercised by a 
 number which is very large or very small as compared with the others in the series, are causing the increased 
 use of the median \vherever practicable. , 
 
 The determination of the median and of the middle 50 per cent requires first the arrangement of numbers 
 or values in a series according to their amounts and then the numbering of the series, beginning with the 
 lowest. The median is the amount above and below which one-half of the members of the series falls. 
 In other words, it is the middle one (halfway between the two next the middle in case the number of things 
 is even) of the things involved, distributed in the order of their amounts or values. Thus, if the number 
 of cases or things were 17, the ninth case would be the median, because there would be 8 above and 8 below 
 it. If the number of cases were 16 the median would be obtained by finding the halfway point between 
 the value of case 8 and case 9. 
 
 The middle 50 per cent is found by various methods. The method followed in this study is one of the 
 simplest. By the term as it is here used is meant the two limits between which are found those cases, 
 amounting to one-half the total number, that are nearest the m.edian, one-half the middle 50 per cent of 
 the cases being below the median, the other half above it. For example, if the number of cases were 16, 
 cases 5 to 12, inclusive, would conpose the middle 50 per cent, and the am.ounts of these cases give the 
 limits of the middle £0 per cent. > i hen the number of cases is such that the upper and lower limits of 
 the middle 50 per cent fall between two numbers, the halfway points between them are taken as thfe limits. 
 While this method of fixing the limits of the middle 50 per cent is not in strict accord with the most refined 
 technical practice, it approxim.ates the truth within fairly close limits. 
 
TABLES,, ETC., FROM EXPENSES OP CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 5 
 
 Table 2. — Differences between the various percentages that lie outside the middle 50 per 
 cent, and the median percentages for the same items, for Washington, D. C. 
 
 
 
 
 Amount 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Num- 
 
 
 of 
 
 
 Num- 
 
 
 Amount 
 
 Rank. 
 
 ber 
 of 
 
 Deficiencies. 
 
 deficien- 
 cies 
 
 Rank. 
 
 ber 
 of 
 
 Excesses. 
 
 of excess 
 above 
 
 
 cases. 
 
 
 below 
 median. 
 
 9 
 
 eases. 
 
 
 median. 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 Superintendent's office 
 
 0.23 
 
 11 
 
 Supervision of elementary 
 
 1.62 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 Salaries of elementary 
 
 7.41 
 
 
 
 schools. 
 
 
 
 
 school teacbers. 
 
 
 10 
 
 13 
 
 Textbooks, stationery, and 
 
 .83 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 Repairs and replacements 
 of equipment, elemen- 
 
 .30 
 
 
 
 supplies of elementary 
 schools. 
 
 
 
 
 tary schools. 
 
 
 13 
 
 13 
 
 Fuel, elementary schools. . 
 
 .75 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 Evening schools 
 
 1.04 
 
 12 
 
 12 
 
 Repairs to buildings, ele- 
 mentary schools. 
 
 3.69 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 Truant officers and police. 
 
 .32 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 Payments to schools and 
 institutions. 
 
 .47 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 Salaries of secondary 
 school teachers. 
 
 3.65 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 Supervision of secondary 
 schools. 
 
 .81 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 Apparatus and manual- 
 training equipment, sec- 
 ondary schools. 
 
 .33 
 
 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 Repairs to buildings, 
 secondary schools. 
 
 .27 
 
 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 Rent 
 
 .86 
 
 
 
 
 DEFICIENCIES 
 
 ^GENERAL CONTROL 
 
 >-EVENING SCHOOLS 
 
 ^MISCELLANEOUS 
 [ EXPENSES 
 
 EiG. 1. — Differences between the various percentages of total expenses that lie outside the limits 
 of the middle 50 per cent and the median percentages for the same items, for Washington, 
 D. C, based on Table 2. 
 
 "Having arranged the facts in tabular form and illustrated them by 
 a diagram similar to the above, the next step in a rational considera- 
 tion of such facts is to determine in which cases such differences from 
 the normal percentages are justifiable. For, as has been said, pecu- 
 liar conditions in many cases may either justify large percentages or 
 require the keeping of expenses v/ithin low amounts. In order that 
 this process may be more clearly understood, a possible explanation 
 of the variations in the case of Washington is here presented. 
 
 "Let us start with the percentage in Table 2 that shows the largest 
 deficiency — salaries of elementary school teachers. It has been said 
 above that a high percentage for salaries of teachers would be justi- 
 fied if the average cost per pupil were near the normal. It is likewise 
 true that a low percentage for salaries of teachers could not be con- 
 sidered as contrary to the best interests of the schools if the average 
 
6 TABLES^ ETC., FKOM " EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS/^ 
 
 costs for salaries were not below the normal. The average costs for 
 elementary teachers m Washington is $21.24, or 88 cents above the 
 median, as shown in Table 29. The deficienc}^ in percentage of total 
 expenses may not, therefore, be considered as unreasonable or con- 
 trary to the best interests of the schools. Such contrast of a rela- 
 tively low percentage of total expenses on the one hand and of a 
 relatively high average cost on the other presents an interesting sit- 
 uation. Unusually large amounts must have been spent for other 
 purposes than salaries of elementary teachers m order to make so 
 high an average cost appear so small in the percentage tables or else 
 the number of pupils per teacher must have been unusually small. 
 As the attendance statistics show the number of pupils per teach-er 
 to be only slightly below the normal, it follows that certain other 
 expenses must be unusually high. The excess side of Table 2 seems 
 to bear out this conclusion." (Pp. 12-15.) 
 
 The largest excesses in Table 2 are supervision of elementary schools 
 and repairs to buildings. 
 
 ''Let us now turn to those items in which excesses appear in order 
 to see whether they may be justified. Table 51 shov/s that the aver- 
 age cost per pupil for salaries of teachers in secondary schools lies 
 next to the median cost. Table 31 shows that the enrollment in 
 secondary schools is larger than that of any city in the group except 
 Chicago. It would seem, therefore, as though the large percentage 
 for this purpose was entirely justified. A larger percentage for super- 
 vision of elementary and secondary schools is unavoidable in Washing- 
 ton because of the duplication of positions and salaries in the schools 
 for white and colored pupils. The school buildings of Washington 
 are for the most part small buildings — the eight-room building being 
 the most frequent. This naturally increases the cost of operation 
 and maintenance. It would seem, however, since repairs and fuel 
 for elementary school buildings cost more proportionately than in any 
 other city, and since repairs of secondary school buildings cost more 
 than in any other city but one, that economy could be brought about 
 in these particulars. The same may be said with regard to rent, for 
 Baltimore, whose expenditures in this line are notorious, is the only 
 city whose percentage exceeds Washington's. Coming back again 
 to the deficiency side of the table, small appropriations for evening 
 schools have led a number of teachers to give their services volunta- 
 rily, and small appropriations for truant officers have led to voluntary 
 activities in this regard as well. The figures demonstrate the need 
 of increased appropriations for these last two purposes in order that 
 Washington may have an organization which approximates the 
 standard of other cities." (Pp. 15-16.) 
 
 AVERAGE COSTS PER PUPIL. 
 
 "One danger in using average costs deserves attention. If a city 
 has a low average cost for any particular purpose as compared with 
 other cities, the natural tendency is to say at once without reference 
 to other items of expense that the amount expended for that purpose 
 should be increased up to the normal amount for cities of that same 
 class. Take the average amount per pupil expended for salaries of 
 teachers in the elementary schools of Baltimore — $13.75. The table 
 shows that this is the lowest average cost for this purpose of all 
 
TABLES;, ETC., FROM '' EXPENSES OP CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 7 
 
 cities in the group. Those who are interested in this one item might 
 very likely go no further in their study of school expenses, but would 
 conclude "at once that a clear case had been made out in favor of 
 increasing the amount paid teachers in elementary schools as much 
 as $6.41 per pupil, in which circumstance the amount expended 
 would be the median or average cost for the group. Continuing with 
 the example referred to in the paragraph above, the percentage 
 tables tell us that the proportion of school moneys paid to the ele- 
 mentary teachers of Baltimore is much larger than the median 
 amount for cities of the same group, and that 8 of the 13 cities devote 
 a less percentage to this purpose. 
 
 ''Tliis does not mean that the salaries should not be raised, for they 
 should. The salary schedule for the elementary schools in Baltimore 
 is among the lowest of all the largest cities in the country. But it 
 does mean that there are other features of the operation and main- 
 tenance of the schools of Baltimore which must not be overlooked. 
 
 "The items that should receive the greatest attention in such a 
 balancing between expenditures are those which are lowest or highest 
 comparatively in relation to the percentages of other cities. Balti- 
 more percentages for supervision and for wages of janitors are the 
 lowest for all the cities. Admitting that the salaries of elementary 
 teachers are too low, is it in this item that the increased expenditures 
 are needed most in order to bring about the maintenance of the best 
 school system, and in order to recompense all who are serving it in a 
 manner Vhich most nearly approaches equitable amounts ? As deter- 
 mined by the standard set by cities of the same class the answer is 
 'No.' Baltimore needs to spend more money for supervision before 
 spending more money for teachers in order to have the best-balanced 
 system, and should in equity pay more to her janitors before increasing 
 the salaries of her teachers. But the need for increasing the salaries of 
 teachers from the absolute point of view is certainly clear; the figures 
 merely prove that the items of supervision and wages of janitors need 
 it more. The final conclusion of the whole matter is that Baltimore, 
 in order to put her school system on a plane of efficiency as high as 
 other cities, must increase her income for schools up to the point where 
 normal expenditures may be made for all these purposes. 
 
 The conclusion of all this discussion is that action should never be 
 based on a comparison of average costs alone, and that the percentage 
 tables furnish a proper corrective. The ideal is to keep total average 
 costs and percentages of total expenses as near the medians as possible 
 and within the limit of the middle 50 per cent, making due allowance 
 for local conditions which may rightfully cause extreme variations. 
 
 Average cost per pupil for school purposes also has very direct 
 relations" with the average cost per population (ratio of school expense 
 to population) and the ratio of school expenses to expenses of the city 
 as a whole. 
 
 >|; ***** * 
 
 The average cost in one city for any one Idnd of expenses may be 
 compared with the average costs of other cities in the same group by 
 noting its relation to the median and the middle 50 per cent.^ 
 A logical outcome of such a comparison is the estimation of the 
 amount of increased resources that would be required to bring an 
 expense in any city up to the median, or vice versa, of the amount 
 
 1 See note, p. 4. 
 
8 TABLES^ ETC., FROM EXPE^-SES OP OTTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 
 
 that would have to be deducted in order to bring the expense down 
 to the median. This may be done by obtaining tiie difference be- 
 tween the median average cost of the city anrl multiplying it by the 
 number of pupils enrolled. (See Table 32.) 
 
 "As an example, let us continue the discussion of the average cost of 
 salaries of elementary teachers in Baltimore. The average cost per 
 pupil for this purpose was S13.95, while the median average cost for 
 the group was $20.36. The difference, S6.41, multiplied by the 
 enrollment — 76,500, approximately — gives close to $500,000 as the 
 additional amount required to bring Baltimore's expenses up to the 
 median of the cities of group I. 
 
 "Table 5 gives a comparison of average costs of different kinds of 
 expenses of elementarj^ schools in Baltimore with median expenses of 
 group I, together with computation of amounts necessary to bring 
 Baltimore's expenses up to the standard of other cities. The enroll- 
 ment is figured as 76,500 ill every item." ^ (Pp. 20-22.) 
 
 Table 5. — Comparison of school expenses of Baltimore viith those of other cities} 
 
 Items. 
 
 Total expenses 
 
 Salaries, teachers' 
 
 , Supervision 
 
 Janitors', engineers', etc. , salaries 
 
 Janitors' supplies and sundry expenses of maintenance 
 
 and operation 
 
 Libraries 
 
 Apparatus and manual-training equipment 
 
 ■Repairs and replacement of equipment 
 
 Median 
 average 
 costs, all 
 cities in 
 Group I. 
 
 %2%. 54 
 
 20.36 . 
 .365 
 1.73 
 
 Baltimore's 
 
 average 
 costs, 
 
 S18. 71 
 
 13. 95 
 
 .04 
 
 1.32 
 
 Trace. 
 .00 
 .03 
 .14 
 
 Differences 
 
 $7.83 
 
 6.41 
 .325 
 .41 
 
 .37 
 .05 
 .06 
 .06 
 
 Increased 
 expense 
 required. 
 
 $600,000 
 
 500,000 
 25,000 
 34,000 
 
 28, 000 
 4,000 
 4,500 
 4,500 
 
 TOTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES COMPARED WITH POPULATION, TOTAL CITY 
 EXPENSES, AND EXPENSES FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Washington has the highest school expenses per capita of popula- 
 tion of the 13 cities of 300,000 or more inhabitants in 1909; that is, 
 the ratio of school expenses to population, 6.40. (See Tables 8 
 and 31.) 
 
 Of 103 cities compared Washington is among the four cities from 
 6 to 6.49, there being 99 cities below the group from 6 to 6.49. 
 
 In the ratio of school expenses to total city expenses Washington 
 ranks 8 out of the 13 cities cited above, and out of the 103 cities is 
 one of 10 cities from 0.25 to 0.299, there being 15 cities below and 78 
 above; that is, with a higher percentage of the total city expenses. 
 
 In the ratio of school expenses to expenses for police Washington 
 ranks 6 out of the 13 cities (1.86), and among the 103 cities is one of 
 the 8 cities from 1.50 to 1.99, there being 8 below and 87 above. 
 
 1 This table was prepared by the author for the commission appointed to study the system of education 
 in the public schools of Baltimore. 
 
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 In order that a comparison of any city with those of the same 
 group or with all may be facihtated the following tables of frequen- 
 cies have been prepared: 
 
 Table 8. — Distribution of ratios of total school expenses to population. (See Table 31.) 
 
 Ratio. 
 
 Number of cities. 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 Total. 
 
 1.50 to 1.99 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 3 
 10 
 8 
 6 
 5 
 1 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 2.00 to 2.49 
 
 
 
 2 
 5 
 4 
 
 6 
 2 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 2.50 to 2.99 
 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 i 
 7 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 3.00 to 3.49 
 
 15 
 
 3.50 to 3.99 
 
 20 
 
 4.00 to 4. 49 
 
 22 
 
 4.50 to 4.99 
 
 14 
 
 5.00 to 5. 49 
 
 g 
 
 6.50 to 5.99 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 Below Washington group 
 
 99 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6.00 to 6.49 (Washington, 6.40) 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 Table 9. — Distribution of ratios of school expenses to total city expenses. (See Table SI.) 
 
 Ratio. 
 
 
 Number of cities. 
 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 Total. 
 
 .15 to .199 
 
 
 
 3 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 .20 to .249 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 Below Washington group 
 
 15 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 4 
 3 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 6 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 7 
 4 
 3 
 3 
 
 
 .25 to .299 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 .30 to .349 
 
 28 
 
 .35 to .399 
 
 *' 19 
 
 .40 to .449 
 
 17 
 
 .50 to .549 
 
 
 11 
 
 .55 to .599 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Above Washington group 
 
 78 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Table 10. — Distribution of ratios of school expenses to expenses for police. (See Table SI.) 
 
 Ratio. 
 
 Number of cities. 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 Total. 
 
 1.00 to 1.49 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 Below Washington group 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 3 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 4 
 5 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 1 
 4 
 2 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 1 
 4 
 
 
 1.50 to 1.99 
 
 8 
 
 
 6 
 6 
 6 
 6 
 4 
 4 
 2 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 2.00 to 2.49 
 
 13 
 
 2.50 to 2.99 
 
 14 
 
 3.00 to 3.49 
 
 16 
 
 3.50 to 3.99 
 
 9 
 
 4.00 to 4.49 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 4.50 to 4.99 
 
 g 
 
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 5 
 
 5.50 to 6.99 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 6.00 to 6.49 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
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 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 7.50 to 7.99 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 
 
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 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TABLES^ ETC.^ FROM EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 
 
 11 
 
 A comparison of the three ratios for each of the various cities 
 reveals a tendency of cities to maintain the same relationship to 
 other cities in all three respects. 
 
 The two tables given below (Tables 11 and 12) bring together 
 certain facts relating to the cities at the lower and upper ends of 
 the distribution of the three ratios in Table 31. The first table 
 assembles the facts relating to the ranks and the second is based 
 upon it giving instead of the ranks the location of each city as 
 regards the quartiles in the distribution. 
 
 Table 11. — Showing for those cities lohich are included in the loivest and highest quar- 
 tiles of the distribution of ratios of school expenses to population {cost per capita) in 
 each group, the rank of the same cities as regards ratio of school expenses to total city 
 expenses, and ratio of school expenses to expenses for police. {See Table SI.) 
 
 
 Rank. 
 
 Cities in highest quartile. 
 
 Rank. 
 
 Cities in lowest quartile. 
 
 Ratio of 
 school 
 
 ex- 
 penses 
 
 to 
 popula- 
 tion. 
 
 Ratio of 
 school 
 
 ex- 
 penses 
 to total 
 city ex- 
 penses. 
 
 Ratio of 
 school 
 
 ex- 
 penses 
 to ex- 
 penses 
 
 for 
 police. 
 
 Ratio of 
 school 
 
 ex- 
 penses 
 
 to 
 popula- 
 tion. 
 
 Ratio of 
 school 
 
 ex- 
 penses 
 to total 
 city ex- 
 penses. 
 
 Ratio of 
 school 
 
 ex- 
 penses 
 to ex- 
 penses 
 
 for 
 police. 
 
 Oroup 1^13 cities. 
 New Orleans, La 
 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 5 
 6 
 7 
 8 
 9 
 10 
 11 
 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 5 
 6 
 7 
 
 2 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 5 
 2 
 7 
 3 
 
 3 
 1 
 5 
 2 
 
 4 
 16 
 14 
 11 
 24 
 18 
 28 
 
 2 
 1 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 16 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 7 
 4 
 8 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 18 
 
 31 
 
 7 
 
 33 
 
 1 
 4 
 5 
 6 
 
 10 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 Group I— IS cities, 
 Washington, D. C 
 
 13 
 
 11 
 
 20 
 19 
 
 18 
 17 
 16 
 
 40 
 39 
 38 
 37 
 36 
 35 
 34 
 33 
 32 
 31 
 
 27 
 27 
 26 
 25 
 24 
 23 
 22 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 13 
 
 19 
 10 
 18 
 9 
 13 
 
 20 
 38 
 37 
 15 
 22 
 35 
 19 
 29 
 13 
 6 
 
 24 
 17 
 19 
 27 
 
 5 
 24 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 Baltimore, Md 
 
 9 
 
 Milwaukee, AVis 
 
 Minneapolis, Minn 
 
 Group 11—20 cities. 
 Spokane, Wash 
 
 13 
 
 Group II— MO cities. 
 MempViis, Tenn 
 
 20 
 
 Nashville, Term 
 
 Oakland, Cal 
 
 14 
 
 ■Rirminp-ha.Tn, Ala 
 
 Grand Rapids, Mich 
 
 Cambridge, Mass 
 
 18 
 
 St. Paul, Minn 
 
 Albany, N.Y 
 
 11 
 
 17 
 
 Group III— 42 cities. 
 Jacksonville, Fla 
 
 Group III— 42 cities. 
 
 30 
 
 Charleston, S. 
 
 Savannah, Ga 
 
 Des Moines, Iowa 
 
 Bayoime, N. J 
 
 39 
 26 
 
 Norfolk, Va 
 
 
 20 
 
 Manchester, N . H 
 
 
 34 
 
 Covington, Ky 
 
 Saginaw, Mich 
 
 37 
 
 Wilmington, Del 
 
 
 25 
 
 Dallas, Tex 
 
 Camden, N. J 
 
 Holyoke, Mass 
 
 15 
 
 Reading, Pa 
 
 23 
 
 EUzabeth, N. J 
 
 
 16 
 
 Wif^hi'ta., TTans 
 
 Group IV— 28 cities. 
 Davenport, Iowa.. 
 
 
 Group IV— 28 cities. 
 
 Chattanooga, Tenn 
 
 Kjioxville, Term 
 
 15 
 
 Maiden, Mass 
 
 17 
 
 Ne'wport, Ky 
 
 
 10 
 
 Woonsocket, R.I 
 
 Topeka, Kans . 
 
 28 
 
 Dubuque, Iowa 
 
 Pueblo, Colo 
 
 Sioux City, Iowa 
 
 Haverhill, Mass 
 
 12 
 
 Little Rock, Ark 
 
 20 
 
 Lancaster, Pf) . 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
12 TABLES, ETC., FEOM " EXPENSES OP CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS/' 
 
 Table 12. — Showing, for those cities which lie in the lowest and highest quartiles in the 
 distribution of ratio of school expenses to populatiofi (cost per capita) in each group, the 
 number of cases in which their ratios of school expenses to city expenses and of school 
 expenses to expenses of police fall in each of the four quartiles of those distributions. (See 
 Table 31.) 
 
 I. CITIES WHOSE COSTS PER CAPITA LIE IN THE LOWEST OR FIRST QUARTILE OF 
 RATIO OF SCHOOL EXPENSES TO POPULATION. 
 
 
 Num- 
 ber of 
 cities. 
 
 Ratio of school expenses to total 
 city expenses. 
 
 Ratio of school expenses to police 
 expenses. 
 
 Cities of— 
 
 First 
 quar- 
 ter. 
 
 Second 
 quar- 
 ter. 
 
 Third 
 quar- 
 ter. 
 
 Fourth 
 quar- 
 ter. 
 
 First 
 quar- 
 ter. 
 
 Second 
 quar- 
 ter. 
 
 Third 
 quar- 
 ter. 
 
 Fourth 
 quar- 
 ter. 
 
 Group I 
 
 3 
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 11 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 4 
 6 
 3 
 
 2 
 1 
 3 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 3 
 
 7 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 Group II 
 
 
 
 
 Group III 
 
 Group IV 
 
 2 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 Total 
 
 26 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 16 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 II. CITIES WHOSE COSTS PER CAPITA LIE IN THE HIGHEST OR FOURTH QUARTILE 
 OF RATIO OF SCHOOL EXPENSE^ TO POPULATION. 
 
 Group I 
 
 3 
 5 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 
 1 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 4 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 Group II 
 
 3 
 
 Group III 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 Group IV 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Total 
 
 25 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 "These tables indicate that cities wMch give low amounts per capita 
 to schools do not generally reduce correspondingly the costs of their 
 municipal governments in general and of their police departments so 
 that the ratio of school expenses to these expenses will be m£j,in- 
 tained near the median/ and that cities wliich pay large amounts per 
 capita for schools do not as a rule maintain their city governments at 
 such a liigh rate of expense as to bring the ratio of school expenses to 
 total city expenses and of school expenses to police down near the 
 median. In other words, expenses for schools and other city expenses 
 are largely dissociated. Those considerations which prompt a cutting 
 down in school expenses do not produce reductions in city expenses, 
 and increases in school expenses do not cause augmentation in 
 amounts spent for other purposes. 
 
 This may be due in part to the separation in many cities of the 
 organs of local government for education and for other civil purposes. 
 While the problem can not be entered upon in this study there seems 
 to be a tendency in favor of cities with departments of education 
 making low appropriations for school purposes wdthout paring down 
 other expenses; while those cities in which the schools are under 
 the control of independent districts spend relatively large amounts 
 for educational purposes. The wisdom or unwisdom of either form 
 of administration can not be discussed here. It may be said in 
 passing, however, that one of the most important considerations in 
 this particular matter is the efficiency of the schools in the various 
 cities under the two forms of organization. 
 
 1 See note, p. 4. 
 
TABLES^ ETC., FEOM EXPENSES OP CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 
 
 13 
 
 Comparison of percentages hy groups. — The following conclusions 
 are apparent from an inspection of the median and the limits of the 
 middle 50 per cent of each group : ^ 
 
 1. The larger the city the greater is the expense per capita of 
 population for maintaining schools. 
 
 2. The larger the city the smaller is the ratio of school expenses 
 to total city expenses. 
 
 3. The larger the city the smaller is the ratio of school expenses to 
 expenses for the police department. 
 
 From the above it may be drawn that while expenses for schools 
 per capita of population increase with the size of the cities they do 
 not as a rule increase so much as other city expenses" (pp. 33-35). 
 
 Table 13. — Showing for each ratio the 5 cities in the entire list of 103 cities that stand 
 loivest and the 5 that stand highest, together with the amounts of the ratios. {See 
 Table SI.) 
 
 RATIO OF SCHOOL EXPENSES TO POPULATION. 
 
 Lowest ratios. 
 
 Highest ratios. 
 
 Cities. 
 
 Ratios. 
 
 Cities. 
 
 Ratios. 
 
 Jacksonville, Fla 
 
 1.74 
 
 1.78 
 1.94 
 2.04 
 2.21 
 
 Washington, D. C 
 
 6.40 
 
 Charleston, S. 
 
 Springfield, Mass 
 
 6.09 
 
 
 Newark, N. J 
 
 6.02 
 
 
 
 6.01 
 
 Norfolk, Va 
 
 Spokane, Wash 
 
 5.84 
 
 
 
 
 RATIO OF SCHOOL EXPENSES TO TOTAL CITY EXPENSES. 
 
 Savannah, Ga 
 
 Charleston, S. C 
 
 Norfolk, Va 
 
 JacksonvillefFla. . . 
 San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Joplia, Mo 
 
 Topeka, Kans.., 
 
 York, Pa 
 
 Seranton, Pa 
 
 New Castle, Pa. 
 
 0.530 
 .530 
 .509 
 .498 
 .492 
 
 RATIO OF SCHOOL EXPENSES TO EXPENSES FOR POLICE. 
 
 Savannah, Ga 
 
 Jacksonville, Fla. . . 
 Charleston, S.C.... 
 
 Norfolk, Va 
 
 San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Topeka, Kans 
 
 Racine, Wis 
 
 Passaic, N. J 
 
 Oklahoma City, Okla. 
 Spokane, Wash 
 
 8.04 
 7.92- 
 7.45 
 7.23 
 7.07 
 
 Of the 103 cities, Washington is highest among the liighest five 
 cities in expense per capita of population and below the median^ in 
 proportion to police and just above the median in proportion to total 
 city expenses; hence the whole city government is maintained at a 
 high rate of expense. 
 
 RATIO OF VARIOUS ITEMS OF SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR ALL SCHOOLS 
 COMBINED TO TOTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES. 
 
 In ratio of teachers' salaries to total expense of schools, Washington 
 out of the 13 cities ranks fourth from the lowest ratio, 9 being higher 
 (66.8). Of the 103 cities Washington is 1 of 17 cities between 65 
 and 67.4, there being 30 paying a lower ratio of the whole expense 
 than the 17, and 56 paying a higher ratio. 
 
 1 See note, p. 4. 
 
14 TABLES;, ETC., FROM " EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS/' 
 
 In the ratio of expense for supervision of all classes of schools to 
 entire expense of schools among the 13 cities Washington ranks 9 
 from the lowest, only 4 being higher (4.12). Of the 85 cities Wash- 
 ington is 1 of 5 from 4 to 4.99, there being 62 paying a lower, and 18 
 paying a higher ratio. 
 
 In text-books, stationery and school supplies, Wasliington ranks 
 tenth from lowest, only 3 being liigher (4.11). Of the 103 cities, 
 Washington is one of 12 from 4 to 4.99, there being 60 lower and 29 
 higher. 
 
 In fuel, of the 13 Washington ranks 12 from the lowest, there being 
 only 1 above, Milwaukee (3.64). Of the 101 Washington is one of 
 26 from 3 to 3.99, there being 39 lower and 36 higher. 
 
 In repairs to buildings, out of 12, Washington ranks highest (9.31). 
 
 In instruction, operation, and maintenance of all schools, Wash- 
 ington ranks out of the 13 cities next to the highest (96.29). 
 
 Among the 103 cities, Washington ranks 1 of 14 from 96 to 97.99, 
 there being 1 above and 102 below. 
 
TABLES^ ETC.;, FEOM EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 
 
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18 TABLES,, ETC, FEOM '' EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 
 
 " The accompanying tables of distribution of percentages for the 
 most important items for the entire hst of cities make possible a 
 comparison which shows more definitely the relation of any city to 
 every other city as regards one particular item of expense. For 
 example, suppose we wish to ascertain the relative position of Balti- 
 more as regards the per cent of total expenses devoted to salaries 
 of elementary teachers. By referring to Table 24, column 1, we note 
 that the per cent for this purpose is 58.5. Then, by consulting Table 
 ,4 below, we ascertain that this per cent lies in the eighth step; that 
 there are 18 cities in all having per cents lying between 57.50 and 
 59.99; and that 66 cities have per cents lower than 57.50 and 17 cities 
 have higher per cents than 59.99." (Page 17.) 
 
 Table 4. — Distribution of percentages of total school expenses expended for various 
 
 pur])oses. 
 G. SALARIES OF TEACHERS OF ALL SCHOOLS. (See Table 27, column 1.) 
 
 Per cent of total school expenses. 
 
 Number 
 of cities. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 14 
 
 . Per cent of total school expenses. 
 
 Number 
 of cities. 
 
 62.5 to 54.9 
 
 67.5 to 69.9.. 
 
 22 
 
 55.0 to 57.4 
 
 70.0 to 72.4 
 
 17 
 
 57.5 to 59.9 
 
 72.5 to 74.9 
 
 11 
 
 60.0 to 62.4 
 
 75.0 to 77.4 
 
 2 
 
 62.5 to 64.9 : 
 
 77.5 to 80.0 
 
 2 
 
 
 Above 80 
 
 2 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 65. to 67. 4 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 
 H. SUPERVISION OF ALL SCHOOLS. (See Table 27, column 2.) 
 
 
 Less than 1.00 
 
 15 
 24 
 18 
 5 
 5 
 
 6.00 to 6.99 
 
 9 
 
 1.00 to 1.99 
 
 7.00 to 7.99 
 
 2 
 
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 8.00 to 8.99 . . 
 
 2 
 
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 9.00 to 9.99 
 
 3 
 
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 10.00 and over 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 62 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 
 5.00 to 5.99 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 I. TEXTBOOKS, STATIONERY, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES OF ALL SCHOOLS. (See Table 
 
 27, columns.) 
 
 Less than 1.00 
 
 9 
 
 17 
 17 
 17 
 
 5.00 to 5.99 
 
 14 
 
 1.00 to 1.99 
 
 6.00 to 6.99 
 
 8 
 
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 7.00 to 7.99 
 
 5 
 
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 1 
 
 
 9.00 to 9 99 
 
 1 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
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 12 
 
 
 
 
 J. FUEL FOR ALL SCHOOLS. (See Table 27, column 5.) 
 
 
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 5 
 12 
 22 
 26 
 
 5.00 to 5.99. . 
 
 13 
 
 1.00 to 1.99 
 
 6.00 to 6.99 
 
 1 
 
 2.00 to 2.99 
 
 7.00 to 7.99 
 
 3 
 
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 8.00 to 8.99 
 
 1 
 
 
 Higher than Washington 
 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 39 
 
 36 
 
 
 
 
 4.00 to 4.99 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 
 K. INSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL SCHOOLS. 
 
 column 13.) 
 
 (See Table 27, 
 
 Below 84.00 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 92.00 to 93.99. . . 
 
 28 
 
 84.00 to 85.99 
 
 94.00 to 95.99 
 
 46 
 
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 96.00 to 97.99 
 
 14 
 
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 98.00 to 100.00 . 
 
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 19 
 
 RATIO OF VARIOUS ITEMS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXPENSE TO 
 
 TOTAL EXPENSES. 
 
 In the ratio of salaries of elementary teachers to total expenses, out 
 of the 13 cities Washington ranks second from lowest (50.58); is below 
 tlie middle 50 per cent/ and is one of 16 cities of the 103 from 50 to 
 52.49, there being 21 below and 66 above. 
 
 In the salaries of the elementary supervisors Washington ranks 
 among 1 1 cities ninth from the lowest, above the middle 50 per cent 
 of the cities. 
 
 In textbooks, stationery, and general school supplies, out of the 13 
 cities Washington ranks eleventh from lowest (3.61) and is above the 
 middle 50 per cent of the cities. 
 
 In janitors, engineers, and firemen, among the 13 Washington ranks 
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 In fuel, among the 13 Washington ranks thirteenth, the very highest 
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 In repairs to buildings, among the 12 cities Washington ranks 
 highest (8.44), and above the middle 50 per cent of the cities. 
 
 In total expense of elementary schools, out of the 13 cities Wash- 
 ington ranks third from the lowest (74.58) ; out of 103 cities Wasfi- 
 ington is one of 16 cities from 72.50 to 74.99, there being 23 below 
 and 64 above the group from 72.50 to 74.99. 
 
 Table 4. — Distribution of percentage of total school expenses expendedfor various purposes. 
 G. SALARIES OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS. (See Table 24, column 1.) 
 
 Per cent of total school expenses. 
 
 Number 
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 Per cent of total school expenses. 
 
 Number 
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 Below 42.50 
 
 1 
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 18 
 
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 62.50 to 64.99 
 
 5 
 
 
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 21 
 
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 16 
 
 66 
 
 
 
 
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 65.00 to 67.49. 
 67.50 to 69.99. 
 70.00 to 72.49. 
 
 Lower than Washington. 
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 75.00 to 77.49. 
 77.50 to 79.99. 
 80.00 to 82.49. 
 82.50 to 84.99. 
 85.00 to 87.49. 
 
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 RATIO OF VARIOUS ITEMS OF SECONDARY-SCHOOL EXPENSE TO TOTAL 
 
 EXPENSE. 
 
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 Number 
 
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 cities. 
 
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TABLES^ ETC., PROM EXPENSES OF OITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 
 
 25 
 
 AVERAGE COST PER PUPIL ENROLLED FOR VARIOUS ITEMS OF ELE- 
 MENTARY SCHOOL EXPENSE. 
 
 In the salaries of the elementary-school teachers among the 10 
 cities compared, Washington ranks eighth ($21.24); among 68 cities, 
 Washington is one of four cities from $21 to $21.99, there being 61 
 with a lower average cost per pupil and 3 haAdng a higher. 
 
 In supervision among the 8 cities, Washington ranks seventh ($1 .06), 
 and among 52 cities Washington is one of four from $1 to $1.19, there 
 being 39 low^er and 9 higher. 
 
 In textbooks, stationery, and general school supplies among the 
 10 cities, Washington ranks ninth from lowest ($1.52), and among 
 68 cities is one of five from $1.40 to $1.59, there being 55 below and 
 8 above. 
 
 In janitors, engineers, and firemen among 10 cities, Wasliington 
 ranks sixth ($1.79), and among 69 cities is one of 10 from $1.60 to 
 $1.79, there being 30 below and 29 above. 
 
 In fuel among 10 cities, Wasliington ranks tenth from the low^est 
 ($1.35), and among 68 cities is one of six cities from $1.20 to $1.39, 
 there being 54 lower and 8 higher. 
 
 In repairs to buildings among 9 cities, Washington ranks ninth 
 ($3.55), and among 63 cities is the only city from $3.40 to $3.60, 
 there being none above and 62 below. 
 
 In total cost of elementary schools among 10 cities, Wasliington 
 ranks ninth ($31.32), and among 69 cities is one of two between $31 
 and $31.99, there being 1 above and 66 below. 
 
 Table 6. — Distribution of average costs, per pupil enrolled, of various expenses involved 
 in the instruction, operation, and maintenance of elementary schools. (See Table 29.) 
 
 A. SALARIES OF TEACHERS. 
 
 Average costs. 
 
 Cities of— 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 All cities. 
 
 $8-$8.99 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 S9-S9.99 
 
 
 
 
 
 f 10-$10.99 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 4 
 5 
 2 
 4 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 S11-S11.99 
 
 
 1 
 
 $12-$12.99 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 2 
 3 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 1 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 $13-$13.99 
 
 i' 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 gl4-$14.99 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 I 
 3 
 
 2 
 I 
 
 10 
 
 $15-S15.99 
 
 3 
 
 $16-$16.99 
 
 ■ 
 
 7 
 
 S17-$17.99 
 
 
 5 
 
 $18-$18.99 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 $19-$19.99 
 
 5 
 
 f20-S20.99 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 $21-$21.99 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 $22-$22.99 
 
 1 
 
 $23-423.99 . . .... 
 
 
 
 
 
 $24-$24.99 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 $25-825.99 . . . ... 
 
 
 
 
 
 $26-327. . 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Higher than Washington . 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26 TABLES;, ETC.;, FEOM " EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS/" 
 
 Table 6. — Distribution of average costs, per pupil enrolled, of various expenses involved 
 in the instruction, operation, and maintenance of elementary schools. {See Table 29.) — 
 Continued. 
 
 B. SUPERVISION. 
 
 Average costs. 
 
 Cities of— 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 All cities. 
 
 Below $0.20 
 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 2 
 3 
 
 1 
 7 
 1 
 2 
 
 g 
 
 $0.20-S0.39. ... 
 
 19 
 
 $0.40-$0.59 
 
 
 $0.60-S;0.79 
 
 6 
 
 $0.80-.$0.99 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 39 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 $1-$1.19 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 $1.20-$1.39 
 
 
 $1.40-«1.59 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 $1.00-$1.79. 
 
 
 
 
 $1.S0-$1.99 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 S2-$2.19 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 $2.20-$2.39 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 $2.40-$2.S9 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 $2.60-$2.79 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 S2.80-$2.99 
 
 
 
 
 
 S3-$3.20 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Higher than Washington 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C. TEXTBOOKS, STATIONERY, AND GENERAL SUPPLIES. 
 
 Below $0.20 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 2 
 1 
 3 
 4 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 1 
 5 
 3 
 2 
 7 
 1 
 
 3 
 1 
 3 
 1 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 S0.20-S0.39 
 
 4 
 
 $0.40-$0.59 
 
 12 
 
 80.60-$0.79 
 
 8 
 
 80.80-$0.99 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 $1-11.19 
 
 10 
 
 $1.20-$1.39 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 55 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 2 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 $1.4M1.59 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 $1. C0-$1.79 
 
 4 
 
 S1.80-$1.99 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 $2-$2.20 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Higher than Washington 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D. SALARIES OF JANITORS, ENGINEERS, AND FIREMEN. 
 
 80.40-$0.59 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 $0.60-$0.79 
 
 
 
 
 
 $0.80-$0.99 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 4 
 2 
 5 
 
 3 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 $1-$1.19 
 
 
 5 
 
 81.20-S1.39 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 $1.40-11.59 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 2 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 6 
 
 
 $1.60-$1.79 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 S1.80-$1.99 
 
 g 
 
 82-$2.19 
 
 11 
 
 S2.20-S2.39 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 82.40-S2.59 
 
 
 1 
 
 $2.60-S2.79 . 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 S2.80-$2.99 
 
 
 
 
 
 S3-S3.19 - . . .. 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 83.20-83.40 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 27 
 
 Table 6. — Distribution of average costs, per pupil enrolled, of various expenses involved 
 in the instruction, operation, and maintenance of elementary schools. {See Table 29. ) — 
 Continued. 
 
 E. FUEL. 
 
 Average costs. 
 
 Cities of— 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group in. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 All Cities. 
 
 Below $0.20 
 
 
 
 
 ! 
 
 3 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 $0.20-$0.39 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 4 
 2 
 
 4 
 2 
 1 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 3 
 4 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 $0.40-$0.59 
 
 10 
 
 $0.60-$0.79 
 
 13 
 
 «0.80-S0.99 
 
 14 
 
 $l-f 1 .19 
 
 3 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lower than ■VVashington 
 
 64 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 $1.20-$1.39 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 $1.40-$1.59 
 
 5 
 
 $1.60-81.80 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 Higher than Washington 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 F. REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS. 
 
 -$1.19. 
 20-$l. 
 40-$l. 
 
 $0.20-$0. 
 $0.40-$0. 
 $0.60-$0. 
 
 -$2.19. 
 20-$2.; 
 40-$2.. 
 60-$2.' 
 80-$2.' 
 -$3.19. 
 20-$3.: 
 
 Lower than Washington . 
 $3.40-53.60 
 
 TOTAL EXPENSE OF INSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELE- 
 MENTARY SCHOOLS. 
 
 $11-$11. 
 $12-S12. 
 $13-$13. 
 $14-$14. 
 $15-$15. 
 $16-$16. 
 $17-$17. 
 $18- $18. 
 $19-$19. 
 $20-$20. 
 $21-$21. 
 $22-$22. 
 $23-$23. 
 $24-S24. 
 $25-$25. 
 «26-$26. 
 $27-$27. 
 $28-$28. 
 $29-$29. 
 $3O-$30. 
 
 Lower than Washington . 
 $31-?31.99 
 
 $32-$32.99. 
 l33-$34... 
 
 99 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 1 
 
 99 . ... 
 
 
 99 . . 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 2 
 
 99 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 
 
 Higher than Washington. 
 
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 AVERAGE COST PER PUPIL OF VARIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOL EXPENSES. 
 
 In the salary of secondary teachers among the 10 cities Washington 
 ranks sixth ($52.52); among 69 cities Washington is one of three 
 cities from $52.50 to $54.99, there being 60 lower and 6 higher. 
 
 In the salary of supervisors among the 5 cities Washington ranks 
 fifth ($4.40). 
 
 In text books, stationer}^, and general school supphes among 10 
 cities Washington ranks third from the lowest ($1.23); among 64 
 cities Washington is one of three from $1 to $1.49, there being 18 
 below and 45 above. 
 
 In the salary of janitors, engineers, and firemen among 10 cities 
 Washington ranks second from lowest ($2.57) ; among 69 cities Wash- 
 ington ranks one of six from $2.50 to $2.74, there being 26 lower and 
 37 above. 
 
 In fuel among 10 cities Washington ranks seventh from the lowest 
 ($1 .50) ; among 67 cities Washington is one of eight from $1 .40 to $1 .59, 
 there being 36 lower and 23 higher. 
 
 In repairs to buildings among the 9 cities Washington ranks 
 sixth ($3.18); among the 54 cities Washington is one from $3 to 
 $3.24, there being 46 lower and 7 higher. 
 
 In total expenses among 10 cities Washington ranks seventh 
 ($69.82); among 69 cities Washington ranks one of five from $65 to 
 $69.99, there being 57 lower and 7 higher. 
 
 Table 7. — Distribution of average costs per pupil enrolled of various expenses involved 
 in the instruction, operation, and maintenance of secondary schools. (See Table SO.) 
 
 A. SALARIES OF TEACHERS. 
 
 Average costs. 
 
 Cities of— 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 All cities. 
 
 $20-$22.49 
 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 2 
 1 
 
 2 
 2 
 1 
 
 5 
 2 
 2 
 
 g 
 
 $22.50-$24.99 
 
 
 f 
 
 $25-$27.49 
 
 
 
 827.50-$29.99 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 $30-$32.49 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
 2 
 3 
 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 
 
 S32.50-$34.99 
 
 6 
 5 
 5 
 
 IC 
 
 S35-$37.49 
 
 1 
 
 c 
 
 «37.50-$49.99 
 
 
 6 
 
 $40-$42.99 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 $42.50-$44.99 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 545-$47.49 
 
 
 6 
 
 $47.50-$49.99 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 $50-152.49 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 60 
 
 
 2 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 $52.50-554.99 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 $55-157.49 
 
 1 
 
 $57.50-$59.99 
 
 
 
 
 
 $60-$62.49. 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 S62.50-$64.99 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 $65-$67.49 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 $67.5(}-$70.00 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Higher than Washington 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLES,, ETC.^ FKOM EXPENSES OF CITT SCHOOL SYSTEMS.' 
 
 31 
 
 Table 7. — Distribution of average costs per pujril enrolled of various expenses involved 
 in the instruction, operation, and maintenance of secondary schools. (See Table 
 50.)— Continued. 
 
 B. TEXTBOOKS, STATIONERY, AND GENERAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES. 
 
 Cities of- 
 
 Average costs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 All cities. 
 
 S0.49 
 
 $0.5(}-$0.99 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 $1-$1.49 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 3 
 1 
 
 
 S1.50-$1.99 
 
 1 2 
 
 6 
 
 $2-S2.49 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 2 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 52.Sa-$2.99 
 
 7 
 
 $3-13.49 
 
 2 
 
 $3.50-i3.99 
 
 4 
 3 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 $4-S4.49 
 
 4 
 
 $4.50-$4.99 -■ 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 $5-$5.49 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 $5.5(>-$5.99 . ... 
 
 1 
 _ 1 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 86 and over 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 Higher than Washington 
 
 45 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C. SALARIES OF JANITORS, ENGINEERS, AND FIREMEN. 
 
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 81.25-.S1.49. 
 $1.50-81.74. 
 $1.75-$1.99. 
 «2-$2.24... 
 $2.25-$2.49. 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 !.50-$2.74 
 
 $2.75-$2.99.- 
 
 $3-$3.24 
 
 $3.2o-S3.49.. 
 $3.50-13.74. . 
 $3.75-$3.99.. 
 
 , $4-$4.24 
 
 1 $4.25-54.49. . 
 V$4.50-$4.74.. 
 > $4.75-$4.99.. 
 
 < $5-$5.24 
 
 J $5.25-$5.49.- 
 
 , $5.50-$5.74.. 
 
 $5.75-$5.99.- 
 
 $6 and over . 
 
 Higher than Washington. 
 
 37 
 
 D. FUEL. 
 
 Below $0.20 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 80.20-$0.39 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 3 
 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 $0.40-$0.59 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 $0.60-$0.79 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 $0.80-80.99 .... 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 $1-81.19 
 
 7 
 
 $1.20-81.39 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 36 
 
 
 2 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 51. 40-51.59 
 
 8 
 
 
 
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 6 
 
 $1.80-41.99 
 
 5 
 
 82-$2.19 
 
 
 3 
 
 $2.20-$2.39 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 «2.40-$2.59 
 
 2 
 
32 TABLES^ ETC., FROM '' EXPENSES OE CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS.^' 
 
 Table 7. — Distribution of average costs per pupil enrolled of various expenses involved 
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 SO-) — Continued. 
 
 D. FUEL— Continued. 
 
 Average costs. 
 
 Cities of— 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 All cities. 
 
 $2.60-S2.79 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 $2.80-$2.99 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 $3 and over 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 Higher than Washington 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 E. REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS. 
 
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 $0.50-$0.74. 
 S0.75-$0.99. 
 Sl-$1.24.... 
 $1.25-$1.49. 
 $1.50-$1.74. 
 81.75-,I1.99. 
 $2-$2.24.... 
 $2.25-$2.49. 
 $2.50-$2.74. 
 $2.75-12.99. 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 .24 
 
 $3.25-$3.49. 
 $3.50-S3.74. 
 $3.75-13.99. 
 $4-$4.24.... 
 
 $4.25-$4.49.. 
 «4.50-.|4.74.. 
 $4.75-$4.99.- 
 $5 and over. 
 
 46 
 
 Higher than Washington. 
 
 F. TOTAL EXPENSE OF INSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE. 
 
 $25-$29.99 
 
 
 2 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 2 
 3 
 1 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 $30-$34 99 
 
 
 1 
 
 $35 $39 99 
 
 
 1 
 7 
 5 
 4 
 2 
 2 
 
 6 
 3 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 $40-$44.99 
 
 
 12 
 
 $45-$49.99 
 
 $50-$54.99 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 7 
 
 $55-$59.99 
 
 2 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 $60-$64 99 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 57 
 
 
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 1 
 2 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
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 S 
 
 
 
 $70-$79.99 
 
 2 
 
 $80-$89 99 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 $90-$100 . 
 
 
 
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 RELATIVE AVERAGE COSTS PER PUPIL OF ELEMENTARY AND SEC- 
 ONDARY SCHOOLS. 
 
 In the relative cost per pupil of secondary schools, based upon 
 cost per pupil of elementary schools, Washington's ratio is 2.23; 
 that is, for every dollar spent per pupil in the elementary schools, 
 $2.23 is spent for each pupil in the secondary schools. 
 
 In cost per pupil ratio of secondary schools to elementary schools 
 among the 10 cities Washington ranks fifth from the lowest five cities, 
 spending a greater relative amount and four cities a less relative 
 amount; it is below the middle 50 per cent of the cities. 
 
 Among 69 cities Washington is one of 22 cities from 2 to 2.49, 28 
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TABLES, ETC., FROM EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS.' 
 
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 The following table of frequencies shows the distribution of the 
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 Table 14. — Distribution of ratios of average cost of elementary and secondary schools. 
 
 Ratio. 
 
 Number of cities. 
 
 Group I. 
 
 Group II. 
 
 Group III. 
 
 Group IV. 
 
 All. 
 
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 elementary schools. 
 
 "The following table gives the names of cities in each group that are 
 located at the principal points in the distribution of ratios of average 
 costs of secondary and elementary schools in each group : 
 
TABLES; ETC.; FROM '' EXPENSES OE CITY SCHOOL. SYSTEMS. 
 
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38 TABLES, ETC., FEOM " EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS.'' 
 
 "From the above table it may be seen (1) that there is a wide vari- 
 ation in the relative average cost of elementary and high schools; 
 (2) that no territorial lines or division of cities by population can be 
 drawn in making a differentiation between them, each section of the 
 country and one State, Pennsylvania, being represented in almost 
 every column. The extreme variation in all the cities included is 
 2.71. The extreme variations shown in the table indicate that 
 proper balances are not being maintained in the school expenditures 
 of some cities. More money in some cases should be spent upon the 
 elementary schools; in others less money should be spent upon the 
 high schools. The retardation and elimination statistics of such 
 cities as have extreme ratios should be carefully studied in this con- 
 nection. For instance, Baltimore, which has just been shown spends 
 too little on its elementary schools rather than too much on its high 
 schools, has a high percentage of retardation and elimination. More 
 money is needed in that city for elementary schools, both to main- 
 tain its present curriculum and to widen the scope of those schools, 
 although the expenses of the high schools should not be diminished. 
 In some cities it would be a far better distribution of public funds 
 to take away from high schools having high average cost and high 
 percentage of funds devoted to them and to add the same to the 
 broadening of courses in the elementary schools in order to meet the 
 needs of those who are backward or who are losing interest in the 
 present curriculum. This is true especially if the city has high per- 
 centages of retardation and elimination. 
 
 The question arises. What is the range of a proper ratio between 
 average costs of elementary and high schools? The table above 
 furnishes a tentative answer to the question for each group of cities 
 and for all cities taken together. Taken all in all, the best answer 
 for all cities is. The ratio should lie between 1.80 and 2.60 [Washing- 
 ton is 2.23] — a range of 0.80 — with 2.16 as the best representative 
 amount. The two former figures are limits of the middle 50 per cent 
 for the entire list of cities and any variation below and above these 
 amounts should have reasonable justification." Page 38. Bulletin 
 No. 5. 
 
 RATIO OF GENERAL CONTROL TO TOTAL EXPENSE. 
 
 For the superintendent's office among 13 cities Washington ranks 
 third from lowest (0.67); among 102 cities Washington is one of 14 
 cities from 0.50 to 0.99, there being 2 lower and 86 higher. 
 
 For the board of education among 13 cities Washington ranks 
 fifth (0.65). 
 
 For general control among 13 cities Washington ranks third (1.54) ; 
 among 103 cities Washington is one of 13 cities from 1 to 1.99, there 
 being 1 below and 89 higher. 
 
TABLES, ETC., FEOM EXPENSES OP CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS.' 
 
 39 
 
 Table 4. — Distribution of percentages of total school expenses expended for various 
 
 purposes. 
 
 A. FOR SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE. (See Table 23, column 3.) 
 
 Per cent of total school expenses. 
 
 Number 
 
 of 
 
 cities. 
 
 Per cent of total school expenses. 
 
 Number 
 
 of 
 
 cities. 
 
 Less than 0.50 
 
 2 
 
 2.00 to 2.49 
 
 17 
 
 
 2 50 to 2 99 
 
 13 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 2 
 
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 9 
 
 
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 4 
 
 0.50 to 0.99 
 
 14 
 
 4.00 to 4.50 
 
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 15 
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 B. GENERAL CONTROL. (See Table 23, column 5.) 
 
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 1 
 
 4.00 to 4.99 
 
 16 
 
 
 5.00 to 5.99 
 
 7 
 
 Lower than Washington 
 
 1 
 
 6.00 to 6.99 
 
 
 
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 1.00 to 1.99 . 
 
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 32 
 
 24 
 
 
 
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 89 
 
 
 
 
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 -Shoiving for each item of expense of general control the percentage of total 
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 Cities. 
 
 Board of ed- 
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 Per- 
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 age. 
 
 Rank. 
 
 Finance of- 
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 Per- 
 cent- 
 
 Superintend- 
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 Per- 
 cent- 
 
 Rank. 
 
 Other over- 
 head ex- 
 penses. 
 
 Per- 
 cent- 
 
 Rank. 
 
 Total. 
 
 Per- 
 cent- 
 
 Rank. 
 
 Group I: Median 
 
 Middle, 50 per cents . . 
 Group II: Median 
 
 Middle, 50 per cents . . 
 Group III: Median 
 
 Middle, 50 per cents . . 
 Group IV: Median 
 
 Middle, 50 per cents . . 
 
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 4 
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 8 
 
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 11 
 
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 2.56 
 1.80 
 
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 3.69 
 2.415 
 1.88 
 
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 3.28 
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 3.78 
 2.99 
 
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 10 
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 GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 OR OVER IN 1910. 
 
 1 
 
 Chicago, 111 . . . .. 
 
 0.96 
 
 6.93 
 
 .29 
 
 1.13 
 
 7 
 11 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 2.11 
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 .34 
 
 5 
 
 1 
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 0.39 
 
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 2.70 
 
 .84 
 
 1.80 
 
 .83 
 
 1.77 
 
 1.80 
 
 1.10 
 
 2.16 
 
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 4 
 8 
 9 
 7 
 
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 3 
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 4.70 
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 7 
 
 1 
 
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 8.27 
 8.03 
 2.17 
 1.80 
 1.15 
 2.46 
 3.69 
 2.94 
 2.56 
 1.54 
 2.67 
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 13 
 
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 Baltimore, Md 
 
 
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 6 
 
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 1.47 
 
 1.84 
 
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 7 
 
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 Milwaukee, Wis 
 
 
 
 
 
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 8 
 
 
 
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 10 
 
 9 
 
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 10 
 
 New Orleans, La 
 
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 11 
 
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 2 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 13 
 
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 Minneapolis .Minn 
 
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 4 
 
 8 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
40 TABLES, ETC., FEOM '^ EXPENSES OF CITY SCHOOL, SYSTEMS.' ' 
 
 Table 16. — Showing total school expenses and expenses of general control of school sys- 
 tems in 103 cities of 30,000 population and over, 1909. 
 
 Cities. 
 
 Total 
 
 school 
 
 expenses. 
 
 Board of 
 educa- 
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 Finance 
 offices. 
 
 Superin- ! Othei- 
 tendent'si overhead 
 expenses. 
 
 Total for 
 general 
 control. 
 
 Grand total 
 
 Group I 
 
 GroupII 
 
 Group III 
 
 Group IV 
 
 856,424,146 
 
 $566,896 
 
 $336,802 $760,775 $296,917 
 
 30,447,159 
 11,133,770 
 10,687,807 
 4,155,410 
 
 405, 734 
 53,811 
 88, 256 
 19,095 
 
 2.35,294 I 296,533 ' 184,177 
 
 30,554 I 162,706 51,805 
 
 44,647 , 199,683 i 46,401 
 
 26,310 I 101,8.53 ! 14,534 
 
 $1,961,390 
 
 1,121,735 
 298.876 
 378, 987 
 161,792 
 
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 St. Louis, Mo 
 
 Cleveland, Ohio... 
 
 Baltimore, Md 
 
 Detroit, Mich 
 
 Bufltalo, N. Y 
 
 San Francisco, Cal 
 Milwaukee, Wis. . . 
 
 Newark. N. J 
 
 New Orleans, La.. 
 Washington, D. C. 
 Los Angeles, Cal... 
 Minneapolis, Minn 
 
 492, 
 798, 
 374, 
 824, 
 706, 
 607, 
 717, 
 314, 
 944, 
 952, 
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 789 
 654 
 107 
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 $90,925 
 
 193,866 
 
 7,032 
 
 20,474 
 
 $201,380 
 7,609 
 8,379 
 
 $30,929 
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 03,952 
 15; 248 
 29,922 
 13,141 
 30,325 
 23,541 
 21,349 
 20,558 
 13,750 
 11,600 
 9,218 
 
 $31,946 
 
 23,075 
 
 111,347 
 
 3,714 
 
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 4,929 
 11,959 
 19,280 
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 5,639 
 
 549 
 
 
 947 
 
 3,827 
 
 70 
 4,466 
 3,920 
 
 915 
 
 13,369 
 4,758 
 3,123 
 
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 231,550 
 
 190,710 
 
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 42,284 
 
 48,460 
 
 57,368 
 
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